SOUTH OF THE BORDER

Cans of pot launched over Mexico-Arizona border fence

Smugglers use T-shirt gun to pop marijuana into field, presumably to be picked up later

Published: 12/13/2012 at 5:52 PM

(Arizona Republic) YUMA, Ariz. — Thirty-three marijuana-filled cans were found on the Arizona side of the Mexican border, apparently shot over the fence with an air-pressured cannon.

Weighing about 2-1/2 pounds each, the cans were found late last week scattered in a field here near the Colorado River, U.S. Border Patrol officials said Tuesday. The almost 85 pounds of contents were estimated to be worth $43,000.